Kokanee Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E. of Slocan River, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°49'59"N, 117°00'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/14 |
| Related Maps: |
82F/10 82F/11 82F/14 82F/15 82K/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 March 1961 on 82K/3. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"The jagged ridge visible from Nelson away up the lake to the northeast is Ko-ko-nee, the meaning of which we are sorry to say, we are ignorant." (Nelson newpaper, The Miner, 15 June 1895). See Kokanee Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |